Bottom line: The magic is gone. The speech was a loser.
(P.S., I *heart* Justice Alito. He spoke for me.)
The president in the speech declared that his administration has cut taxes for 95% of Americans. He even chided Republicans for not applauding on that point. However, just 21% of voters nationwide believe that taxes have been cut for 95% of Americans. Most (53%) say it has not happened, and 26% are not sure. Other polling shows that nearly half the nation's voters expect their own taxes to go up during the Obama years.Thanks MaestroLC.